Every now and then I receive an email asking me if I really have ADHD. It’s a funny question because I’ve fully revealed that I have ADHD in my memoir and I further write about my experiences here on ADDer World. So why would anyone ask me if I really have ADHD? The answer is a lot simpler than I expected. Most people who have asked me this question have read so much about the negative consequences of having ADHD that they’ve come to believe it is impossible for someone with ADHD to accomplish anything. People with ADHD will fail, they can’t show up, they are always unreliable and unsuccessful, most of them are in jail and basically, people with ADHD are a waste of food and water. Right? If you read enough headlines you may come to the same conclusion. Those who succeed. What is less talked about is […]

When I first wrote my memoir One Boy’s Struggle I said that I’d be happy if it helps just one person. Fortunately, it’s done much more than that and has helped so many people discover what it means to have ADHD from the “inside”. However, there have been a great deal of people from all over the world who have written me telling me they’d love to read One Boy’s Struggle, but cannot afford it. I’ve always thought the price was reasonable and recently I made a Kindle version available as well. Today I am giving away thousands of copies for free for a limited time. I’ve wanted to give One Boy’s Struggle away for free. Really, truly, I’ve wanted to do that. However, I do use the proceeds to support my websites and that’s important too. Would I be going too far if I give the book away for free? […]

From Bryan: This is a guest post from the ever helpful and always positive ADD / ADHD relationship consultant Melissa Orlov, author of the award-winning The ADHD Effect on Marriage: Rebuild Your Relationship in Six Steps. “Our relationship shouldn’t be this hard!” – is a sentiment expressed by many couples struggling when one or both partners have ADHD. They might fight regularly, get stuck in repetitive struggles about control and chore completion, and start to feel as if the relationship is one extended battle after another. If this describes your relationship, you are not alone.  Statistically speaking, relationships impacted by adult ADHD are more likely to be dysfunctional than healthy. That’s scary – but you don’t have to be one of those struggling couples! Learn about the specific patterns that can plague relationships impacted by ADHD and you can interrupt and CHANGE them! Knowledge is power and you can obtain it to save your […]